Paths of Innovation in Warfare

From the Twelfth Century to the Present

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Innovation shapes wars, and twelve studies by former faculty members of West Point’s United States Military Academy examine specific cases of past and present military innovation. The complex, competitive, and dynamic environment that defines war drives combatants to seek solutions to potentially lethal problems. As some solutions prove effective, gain traction, and win emulation, they follow a path of innovation. The chapters address a broad array of innovations, including in weapon technology, strategy, research and development philosophy, organization of the military instrument, and leveraging maps for strategic goals. Geographically, the examples in this volume span four continents and the Mediterranean Sea, and chronologically they proceed from the twelfth century to the twenty first. Collectively, the studies point to the interconnected value of pursuing constructive solutions to challenges, networking interdisciplinary forms of knowledge, appropriately balancing expectations and capabilities, and understanding an innovation as a journey rather than as an episodic event.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-04-20
Mått159 x 234 x 26 mm
Vikt689 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor324
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498551779

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Introduction, Nicholas Michael SambalukChapter 1: Mapping the Mediterranean in the Age of the Crusades, Stuart H. PeeblesChapter 2: “To Avoid Any Considerable Misfortune:” George Washington, Charles Lee, and Grand Strategy in the American Revolution, Adrienne M. HarrisonChapter 3: The Texas Rangers and Samuel Colt: Partners in Combat Innovation, Nathan A. JenningsChapter 4: Ben Butler’s Black Battalions: Political Generalship and Military Experimentation with African-Americans during the Civil War, Mark EhlersChapter 5: New Frontiers: Making Alaska a Terra Cognita, Russ VanderlugtChapter 6: Building Peace: Civil Affairs and Military Government in the Second World War, Dave MusickChapter 7: Mixing Spanners with Wrenches: SPOBS and the Establishment of an Anglo-American Aircraft Maintenance Program in Britain during World War II, Richard H. AndersonChapter 8: Managing Innovation: Protecting, Promoting, and Propagating Science and Technology in World War II, Nicholas Michael SambalukChapter 9: Innovating “Lawfare”: The Use of Law as a Weapon in Cyprus, 1955–1959, Brian DrohanChapter 10: The Party Army as Innovation: Tracing the Origins of China’s Modern Military, Jason HalubChapter 11: War by Tweet, Hashtag, and Media Messaging: Boko Haram’s Media Warfare Challenges Nigeria’s Information Campaign (2012–2015), John P. RingquistChapter 12: Atrocity Early Warning: A Historiographical Study of the Prevention of Mass Atrocities, Charles CostanzoConclusion, Nicholas Michael Sambaluk

This very interesting and timely edited volume looks at pathways for innovations in warfare across history. As the authors describe, innovation is a process that is vital, but exceptionally challenging, to master. With chapters ranging from the Crusades to the Texas Rangers to Boko Haram, the contributors present a variety of perspectives on how innovations in weapons, tactics, and warfare occur. This book offers important and helpful lessons that should shape the way we think about innovation in warfare moving forward.